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. >> vice president norton. >> vice president norton: thank you. i was -- i did hear1jsdzen some complaints that were not reflected in the audit report about middle school textbooks not being available for all students, particularly students in special day classes. and i'm just wondering if the auditors found any -- that there was any -- you know, that they noticed any instances of that. i did hear complaints and each with my own child actually had to request a textbook twice to get one. upon so i'm just wondering if there is any information about that. >> well, this report deals with the 20 schools that are framed in -- 1 through 3. we also have auditors that will be going out to inspect the rest of the schools that are not in the 28 schools that are subject throughout the year. any new complaints that come in are addressed through my office, and also the textbookswzñ?ñ? of. >> off line if somebody could get me information on that, tha? was a widespread problem or just isolated to a couple of schools. thanks. >> no more? roll call please. >> tha
. >> vice president norton. >> vice president norton: thank you. i was -- i did hear1jsdzen some complaints that were not reflected in the audit report about middle school textbooks not being available for all students, particularly students in special day classes. and i'm just wondering if the auditors found any -- that there was any -- you know, that they noticed any instances of that. i did hear complaints and each with my own child actually had to request a textbook twice to get...
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norton. yes. ms. wynns, aye. mr. yee, yes. that is seven ayes. >> the superintendent's proposal for first reading. kate-8 english language arts instructional materials adoption. is there a motion? >> we moved and seconded it. >> one quick announcement related to that. it is these instructional materials, k-5 and 6-8 language arts materials are available to the public for review in the board office between now and the next board meeting. in room 106. >> is there a motion? >> second. >> it has gone through the committee. we will be back for action at the next board meeting. ok? let's move on. item r. proposals for first reading. this would be a request for reconsideration of the amendment of 118-9 a1. reconsideration of 115-24 sp2 will be pulled tonight, withdrawn. item s, board members' report. board delegates to membership organizations? >> i want to say one thing from the last roll-call, maybe. >> this will come with board members reports later. >> i am under item s. reading it straight through. standing committees. and any b
norton. yes. ms. wynns, aye. mr. yee, yes. that is seven ayes. >> the superintendent's proposal for first reading. kate-8 english language arts instructional materials adoption. is there a motion? >> we moved and seconded it. >> one quick announcement related to that. it is these instructional materials, k-5 and 6-8 language arts materials are available to the public for review in the board office between now and the next board meeting. in room 106. >> is there a motion?...
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norton? ms. wynn? mr. yee? seven ayes. ->> presentation to the board of education, superintendent report? >> first, i want to thank -- to congratulate the new officers, and i can tell you that everyone is excited with working with both of you this coming year. and i want to thank -- i am it ready for that meeting in hawaii. i want to thank her for making it fun this year, and we are really working hard, and i think that this was a really good team effort. the entire board is to be commended for working together. we do not pull any punches, but what is really exciting is how well we came in as professionals, working for the benefit of children. and i know in a political town, this is tough to do, but you made me proud to serve as your supervisor. i want to start the meeting, not to bomb everyone out, but i want to let you know that i am going to keep my remarks brief. i want you to know that when you look at what governor brown has proposed, things could have been worse. i want to tell you that things are worse.
norton? ms. wynn? mr. yee? seven ayes. ->> presentation to the board of education, superintendent report? >> first, i want to thank -- to congratulate the new officers, and i can tell you that everyone is excited with working with both of you this coming year. and i want to thank -- i am it ready for that meeting in hawaii. i want to thank her for making it fun this year, and we are really working hard, and i think that this was a really good team effort. the entire board is to be...
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norton? >> no. >> ms. wynn? >> that is five votes for rachel norton. >> rachel norton has been elected vice president of the board of education for 2012. [applause] >> at this time, i will relinquish my crown and move over to where rachel sits. president yee will continue. thank you for allowing me to serve you. [applause] >> okay. let's get started. first thing i wayt to say is i appreciate the leadership of commissioner mendoza, over the last three years, as the president in 2010 and the president last year. i hope to accomplish half of the things that you have rattled off. if i were able to do that, we have to give you a lot of credit for holding us together, in particularly in the tough budget year, when we had to make the hard decisions. it is not always easy to have a lot of people were together for a budget that has to work for everyone. i appreciate all of your leadership, to be able to duplicate the qualities that you have brought to us. thank you very much. the best thing i could do, as commissioner me
norton? >> no. >> ms. wynn? >> that is five votes for rachel norton. >> rachel norton has been elected vice president of the board of education for 2012. [applause] >> at this time, i will relinquish my crown and move over to where rachel sits. president yee will continue. thank you for allowing me to serve you. [applause] >> okay. let's get started. first thing i wayt to say is i appreciate the leadership of commissioner mendoza, over the last three years,...
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norton? >> no. >> ms. wynn? >> that is five votes for rachel norton. >> rachel norton has been elected vice president of the board of education for 2012. [applause] >> at this time, i will relinquish my crown and move over to where rachel sits. president yee will continue. thank you for allowing me to serve you. [applause] >> okay. let's get started. first thing i wayt to say is i appreciate the leadership of commissioner mendoza, over the last three years, as the president in 2010 and the president last year. i hope to accomplish half of the
norton? >> no. >> ms. wynn? >> that is five votes for rachel norton. >> rachel norton has been elected vice president of the board of education for 2012. [applause] >> at this time, i will relinquish my crown and move over to where rachel sits. president yee will continue. thank you for allowing me to serve you. [applause] >> okay. let's get started. first thing i wayt to say is i appreciate the leadership of commissioner mendoza, over the last three years,...
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norton? >> w. w. norton founded the firm in 1923 where 839 years old at this point. he had been in the import export business tier key and his wife, he was deeply involved in the founding of the firm, had a passion for books. it began as an abdication. he was still in the import export business by day, started to publish books by nick. three years later he was doing it full-time and the rest is history. >> you just revived in 1920s in print, having just because we had. very excited about an initiati initiative. we have owned that in print since the early 1970s. they are the publishers of e.e. cummings, first publishers of faulkner, first publishers in the united states of ernest hemingway. the list goes on and on of the creative -- the firm went bankrupt in the early '30s, but wound up as a set in the 1970s in norton's hands to the wonderful energy of my colleague, robert while. we're now reside the imprint. we publish wilson's new book, two of the very first books on the revived list. >> you are watching the tv on c-span2 big we are in new york haty at book expo ame
norton? >> w. w. norton founded the firm in 1923 where 839 years old at this point. he had been in the import export business tier key and his wife, he was deeply involved in the founding of the firm, had a passion for books. it began as an abdication. he was still in the import export business by day, started to publish books by nick. three years later he was doing it full-time and the rest is history. >> you just revived in 1920s in print, having just because we had. very excited...
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i know that my husband, joshua norton also thank you. thank you very much. [applause] supervisor campos: supervised britt wanted to say a few words. president chiu: it's good to see it. >> it's good to be on the side. one of the most memorable days of my life was when i first came out as a gay man. the first gay bar i went to was a place called the black cat. jose was there and it was my first experience of gay pride in a spectacular and public way that has stayed in my memory ever since. the last time i saw jose in public was at a cemetery where in the early days, about the time the hiv epidemic hit us, there was an urgent need for community, for fraternity, for working together against some historical differences of opinion among lesbians and gay men in the city. the one that was most spectacularly unifying was the widow norton's excursion every year to visit the grave of her husband. it was a moving event that also left a great impact on me. jose, you have been extraordinarily important to me personally, and i know of only one of thousands who would echo
i know that my husband, joshua norton also thank you. thank you very much. [applause] supervisor campos: supervised britt wanted to say a few words. president chiu: it's good to see it. >> it's good to be on the side. one of the most memorable days of my life was when i first came out as a gay man. the first gay bar i went to was a place called the black cat. jose was there and it was my first experience of gay pride in a spectacular and public way that has stayed in my memory ever since....
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commissioner norton? commissioner norton: thank you, in support of the center of sustainable gardening. as the school district has enjoyed a long-standing relationship with the botanical society working together to teach students about conservation and where over 10,000 school children 90% are from san francisco have a unique opportunity to visit the botanical garden free of charge to participate in educational programming and where as the educational activities of the san francisco botanical garden society provides at no cost to the school district include botanical, horticulture that includes science and teaches students about water conservation and appreciation for environment and where as the botanical garden society was built in the 1906's and impairs the garden's ability to san francisco's public school students and where as the garden societies plans new plans for a new nursery to enhance the society's ability to support the educational activities offered at the garden and enable students of all ag
commissioner norton? commissioner norton: thank you, in support of the center of sustainable gardening. as the school district has enjoyed a long-standing relationship with the botanical society working together to teach students about conservation and where over 10,000 school children 90% are from san francisco have a unique opportunity to visit the botanical garden free of charge to participate in educational programming and where as the educational activities of the san francisco botanical...
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miss norton? >> aye. >> miss wynns? >> aye. >> mr. yee. thank you. >> item p, consent calendar resolutions severed severed for board discussion and immediate action, that would be -- jill? >> thank you. i just wanted to -- i don't have a problem with this. what i do have a problem with is if you read the description here, you can tell this description was written by the people who designed and owned this program. and we had a similar issue with the teach for america. i understand that it is easy for our staff people to just lift the language out of the promotional materials for the people with whom they make contracts, i'm just requesting that we try review for that and try sk them not to do that. -- ask them not to do that. these are legal documents that we votes on and pass saying this is the best program there is. if our staff wants to assert that and ask us to vote for that, great. but it is clear that this is unrelated to their performance in this school district. it is more the description of the people who designed the program and t
miss norton? >> aye. >> miss wynns? >> aye. >> mr. yee. thank you. >> item p, consent calendar resolutions severed severed for board discussion and immediate action, that would be -- jill? >> thank you. i just wanted to -- i don't have a problem with this. what i do have a problem with is if you read the description here, you can tell this description was written by the people who designed and owned this program. and we had a similar issue with the teach for...
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> who was norton? >> he founded the firm in 1923. we are 9 years old. he ha been in the import and export business. he and his wife who was deeply involved in the founding of the firm had a passion for books. it began as an advocation he was in the import and export business by day, but starting to publish books by night. throw years later he was doing it full-time and the vest history. >> you have revived a 1920s imprint haven't you at norton? >> we have. we are excited about the live wright publishing corporation. we have owned that imprint since the early 1970s. they are the publishers of ee cummings, first publishers of fobbinger in, in the united states of earnest hemmingway. the list goes on and way. the firm went bankrupt in the early '0s, but wound up
> who was norton? >> he founded the firm in 1923. we are 9 years old. he ha been in the import and export business. he and his wife who was deeply involved in the founding of the firm had a passion for books. it began as an advocation he was in the import and export business by day, but starting to publish books by night. throw years later he was doing it full-time and the vest history. >> you have revived a 1920s imprint haven't you at norton? >> we have. we are excited...
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vice president norton: my question was about special ed students. i have heard a few reports and i think there is some confusion out there. as this is starting to seep out, the people are upset that bus routes are changing. i have been contacted by a few families who are worried that their special ed children are losing transportation. i know that we are not proposing to do that. in some cases at the middle school level and some elementary, there are students riding a big yellow bus who have iep's. they did not get a door-to-door route and instead got a big yellow route. are we making sure that those who have transportation needs and iep's are not going to lose transportation because of this? i have gotten some queries from parents who are being told that their kids are losing transportation and they are worried because they have iep's and they think they would lose it. if we can be very clear in how we are communicating this and making sure that the school sites are clear on what is being cut and what is not being cut. president yee: any other comm
vice president norton: my question was about special ed students. i have heard a few reports and i think there is some confusion out there. as this is starting to seep out, the people are upset that bus routes are changing. i have been contacted by a few families who are worried that their special ed children are losing transportation. i know that we are not proposing to do that. in some cases at the middle school level and some elementary, there are students riding a big yellow bus who have...
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i'm going to turn this over to vice president norton. vice president norton: i am going to read the acknowledgment for and milton who passed away on august 9 at the age of 52 after a fight with brain cancer. he was the son of the late milton marks who was involved in politics. his father was a judge and state senator and his mother served on a commission. his career was dedicated to public service organizations and he served on the urban creek council and he was first elected to city college in 2000 and he was reelected in 2004 and two thousand eight where he received the most votes ever in any election. he will always be remembered as a person devoted to his sense of justice. while he was part of a group set resign from his fraternity, he was passion about issues about informant and access to health care and education. he was loving and playful and the father to three boys. he had a special gift of being a friend to so many and a protector of those with less of a voice. he is survived by his loving and wife and his three young boys, nat
i'm going to turn this over to vice president norton. vice president norton: i am going to read the acknowledgment for and milton who passed away on august 9 at the age of 52 after a fight with brain cancer. he was the son of the late milton marks who was involved in politics. his father was a judge and state senator and his mother served on a commission. his career was dedicated to public service organizations and he served on the urban creek council and he was first elected to city college in...
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reporting would be commissioner norton. vice president norton: we met, we forwarded the request for the consideration amendment of 118, permitting students to obtain physical education credit. that was forwarded to the full board with a positive recommendation by the committee. that will come back to us it will come back on the meeting of the 26 and also the budget committee. we also, at my request, and for the teach america contract, we got more background on the teach for america experience with the teach for america, it was an interesting discussion. i think there are some places in the district where the tsa core members have been helpful to west and others less so. it is controversial, what does it mean, a controversial program as we all know. but it was helpful to have mr. bushman give us a sense of where they are. they are helpful in small numbers and high need areas. that was an interesting presentation. we have copies of the presentation. you will have that in your boxes. that completes my report. president yee: bo
reporting would be commissioner norton. vice president norton: we met, we forwarded the request for the consideration amendment of 118, permitting students to obtain physical education credit. that was forwarded to the full board with a positive recommendation by the committee. that will come back to us it will come back on the meeting of the 26 and also the budget committee. we also, at my request, and for the teach america contract, we got more background on the teach for america experience...
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sent by a norton imposter. the tippoff, norton says we never use pay pal as payment. and if someone took money from pay pal it wasn't norton. the company never sends e mails yugs a yahoo account. pay pal told her to dispute the charge with her credit card company but it was past 60 days to make a claim. >> i had it by then. i said i'm going to abc. 7 on your side. i know michael will get this straightened out. >> and we contacted pay pal. soon off, pay pal decided to reimburse the money. it would not discuss this case and pointed to a policy guarding consumers against fraud and said we take time to understand each individual issue in concern ask do everything we can to achieve a fair resolution, she says she learn aid lesson. >> call the real company number and make sure they sent that e mail. >> and norton tells us it never sends out e mails asking for money or a credit card. you f.you receive a e mail make sure it's real and never pay through e mail or link. >> very good. and there is spencer away but sandhya is here. >> and try mid-90s coming up and there is a live
sent by a norton imposter. the tippoff, norton says we never use pay pal as payment. and if someone took money from pay pal it wasn't norton. the company never sends e mails yugs a yahoo account. pay pal told her to dispute the charge with her credit card company but it was past 60 days to make a claim. >> i had it by then. i said i'm going to abc. 7 on your side. i know michael will get this straightened out. >> and we contacted pay pal. soon off, pay pal decided to reimburse the...
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commissioner norton: yes. vice-president yee: aye. president mendoza: yes. >> it is unanimous. >> do you want to have a deadline by which you give us your comments? should we say january 15? we are about to launch into the holiday. >> the second? >> how about that monday or tuesday. over the holiday, if you could skim through this and get your questions to kathy. >> does everybody have the red line version electronically? >> i sent it through pdf? >> do you want people to give your comments on the redline or other version? >> whichever is easier for the individual commissioner. thank you both. thank you all for your work on this. item r is a board member's proposal for first reading put on by commissioner yee. comment on what you like to do with this. vice-president yee: by the time i received it, we do not have enough time to look at it carefully. i might want to reword it. president mendoza: he is not ready to submit it for first reading. we are going to postpone first reading until next meeting. is that correct? ok. everybody get o
commissioner norton: yes. vice-president yee: aye. president mendoza: yes. >> it is unanimous. >> do you want to have a deadline by which you give us your comments? should we say january 15? we are about to launch into the holiday. >> the second? >> how about that monday or tuesday. over the holiday, if you could skim through this and get your questions to kathy. >> does everybody have the red line version electronically? >> i sent it through pdf? >> do...